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U.S. Route 40 Bookstore
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Ackerman, Karen; Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) Araminta's Paint Box Antheneum. 1990. ISBN: 0689820917 (Paperback); 0689314620 (Hardback); 0613112733 (Unknown). Notes: When her family moves to California in 1847, Araminta and her paint box are separated but the box finds its way to California.
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Ainsworth, Elizabeth Y. Wheeling Norfolk, VA: Donning. 1977. ISBN: 0915442280. Notes: May contain photographs of the National Road as it passes through Wheeling, WV.
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Alberts, Robert C. Charming Field for an Encounter Washington, DC: Office of Publications, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 1975, 1991. Illustrated by Daniel Maffia. Notes: Historical events that took place along the route of the National Road in Pennsylvania.
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Aldon, Percy and Aldon, Elianor (producers) Bagdad Cafe Island Pictures. 1988. Distributed by Virgin Vision and Anchor Bay Entertainment. ISBN: 0792843835 (Videotape release). Notes: Film set in the town of Bagdad, CA, on U.S. 66. Filmed in Newberry Springs, CA.
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Anderson, Mary Elizabeth; Ray F. Randall (illustrator) Link Across America: A Story of the Historic Lincoln Highway Rayve Productions. 1997. 52 pages. ISBN: 1877810975. Hardcover.
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Anderton, Mark; and Sherry Mullen Gas Station Collectibles (A Wallace-Homestead Price Guide) Wallace-Homestead Books. 1993. ISBN: 0870697056. 154 pages. Paperback.
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Baeder, John; and John Arthur Diners Harry N. Abrams, Publisher. 1995. Revised and updated edition. 144 pages. ISBN: 0810926113 Notes: Can't you just taste the gravy and fries?
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Bagshawe, Richard W. Roman Roads (Shire Archaeology) Shire Publications. 1985. 64 pages. ISBN: 0852634587. Reprinted by Lubrecht & Cramer, Ltd. 1999.
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Ball, Robert W. D. Texaco Collectibles: With Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Schiffer Publishers Ltd. 1994. 128 pages. ISBN: 0887406564.
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Barmeyer O'Brien, Mary Toward the Setting Sun: Pioneer Girls Traveling the Overland Trails Falcon Publishers. 1999. 94 pages. ISBN: 1560448415.
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Barry, Louise Beginning of the West: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West, The Topeka, KS: Kansas State Historical Society. 1972. ISBN: 087726001X. Notes: Accounting of a trip along the Oregon Trail.
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Benjamin, Scott; and Wayne Henderson Gas Pump Globes: Collector's Guide to over 3,000 American Gas Globes 1993. ISBN: 0879387971.
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Benjamin, Scott; and Wayne Henderson Gas Pump Globes: Majors Q-Z and Independents Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1999. 256 pages. ISBN: 0764306693.
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Benjamin, Scott; and Wayne Henderson Oil Company Signs : A Collector's Guide Motorbooks International. 1995. 216 pages. ISBN: 0760300739.
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Bensen, Joe Pony Bob's Daring Ride: A Pony Express Adventure (Highlights from American History) Illustrations by John Potter. Falcon Publishing. 1995. ISBN: 1560442638. 32 pages. Notes: Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Bensen, Joe Traveler's Guide to the Pony Express Trail, The Falcon Publishing. 1995. ISBN: 1560442336. 160 pages. Notes: A nice guied book for the adventurous traveler as well as the arm chair tourist. The excellent photographs and Bensen's slightly irreverant writing style make this book fun to read. While the book provides moderately detailed directions and travel advice, it is both informative and instructional.
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Bergheim, Laura Weird, Wonderful America : The Nations Most Offbeat and Off-The-Beaten-Path Tourist Attractions MacMillan Publishing Company. 1998. ISBN: 002030630X.
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Beyer, George R. Guide to the State Historical Markers of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical Commission. 1991. 220 pages. ISBN: 0892710403.
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Black, Harry G. Pictorial America: The National Road Hammond, IN: HMB Publications (7406 Monroe Avenue, 46324). 1984. 88 pages. ISBN: 0-937086-02-9. Notes: Brief book covering the history of the National Road. Photographs. Maps. Bibliography.
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Brandt, Betty; and Kathy Haubrich Special Delivery (Carolrhoda on My Own Books) Lerner Publishing Group. 1988. 48 pages. ISBN: 0876143125.
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Breen, Patrick Diary of Patrick Breen Frederick J. Teggart, ed. Outbooks. 1978. 16 pages. Reprint. ISBN: 0896460487. Notes: The diary is also contained in its entirety in George Stewart's Ordeal by Hunger (1960 editions and later).
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Brenner, Barbara A. Wagon Wheels (An I Can Read Book) Harper Trophy. 1978. Illustrated by by Don Bolognese. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-06-444052-4 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Demco Media, ISBN: 0606023720 (turtleback). Reprinted 1993, Harper-Collins Juvenile Books, ISBN: 0060206683 (hardcover). Reprinted 1993, Harper Trophy, ISBN: 0064440524 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Harper Crest, ISBN: 0060206691 (library binding). Also available as an audio recording, Harper Audio, 1995, Harper Trophy. 1978. Illustrated by by Don Bolognese. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-06-444052-4 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Demco Media, ISBN: 0606023720 (turtleback). Reprinted 1993, Harper-Collins Juvenile Books, ISBN: 0060206683 (hardcover). Reprinted 1993, Harper Trophy, ISBN: 0064440524 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Harper Crest, ISBN: 0060206691 (library binding). Also available as an audio recording, Harper Audio, 1995, Harper Trophy. 1978. Illustrated by by Don Bolognese. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-06-444052-4 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Demco Media, ISBN: 0606023720 (turtleback). Reprinted 1993, Harper-Collins Juvenile Books, ISBN: 0060206683 (hardcover). Reprinted 1993, Harper Trophy, ISBN: 0064440524 (paperback). Reprinted 1993, Harper Crest, ISBN: 0060206691 (library binding). Also available as an audio recording, Harper Audio, 1995, ISBN: 0694700010. Notes: An exciting true adventure of a black pioneer family in the 1870ıs. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
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Brigham, Albert Perry From Trail to Railway Through the Appalachians Reprinted by Associated Faculty Press. 1970. 188 pages. ISBN: 0804613176. Notes: Chapter VIII focuses on the National Road. Photographs.
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Brouws, Jeffrey T.; Bernard Polster and Phil Patton Highway: America's Endless Dream Stewart Tabori & Chang. 1997. 160 pages. ISBN: 1556706049.
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Bruner, Michael Gasoline Treasures: With Values (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1997. 160 pages. ISBN: 0764300504.
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Bryant, Edwin What I Saw in California: Being the Journal of a Tour, by the Emigrant Route and South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, across the Continent of North America, the Great Desert Basin, and through California, in the Years 1846, 1847 New York, NY: D. Appleton & Co. 1848. 455 pages. Reprint from the University of Nebraska Press, 1985. Notes: Accounting of a trip along the Oregon & California Trails.
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Burroughs, John Rolfe Steamboat in the Rockies Fort Collins, CO: Old Army Press. 1974. Notes: History of Steamboat Springs, CO.
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Butler, John L. First Highways of America Iola, WI: Krause Publications. 1994. 320 pages. ISBN: 0-87341-280-X. Reprinted by Motorbooks, International. Notes: Historical retrospective on U.S. highways. Includes some National Road photographs.
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Cantor, George Old Roads of the Midwest University of Michigan Pess. 1997. 239 pages. ISBN: 0472082884. Notes: Formerly titled Where the Old Roads Go: Driving the First Federal Highways of the Midwest.
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Cantor, George Where the Old Roads Go: Driving the First Federal Highways of the Northeast New York, NY: Harper & Row. 1990. Notes: Covers roads in New York and New England.
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Cantor, George Where the Old Roads Go: Driving the First Federal Highways of the Southwest New York, NY: Harper & Row. 1992. ISBN: 0062730754.
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Chalfant, William Y.; Mont David Williams, and Marc Simmons Dangerous Passage: The Santa Fe Trail and the Mexican War University of Oklahoma Press. 1994. 325 pages. ISBN: 0806126132.
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Chapman, Mabel At Great Cost Notes: Biography of Tasmen Donner's last year.
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Choroszewski, Walter; and John T. Cunningham New Jersey: A Photographic Celebration Aesthetic Press. 1996. 152 pages. ISBN: 0933605064.
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Clark, Marian Main Street of America Cookbook: A Culinary Journey Down Route 66 Council Oak Distribution. 1997. 228 pages. ISBN: 1571780246.
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Clayton, William William Clayton's Journal: A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake Salt Lake City, UT: Clayton Family Association & the Desert News. 1921. Reprinted by Ayer Company Publishers, 1973, ISBN: 040504965X. 376 pages.
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Coates, Kenneth; and W.R. Morrison Alaska Highway in World War II: The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest, The Univ of Toronto Press. 1992. ISBN: 0802050239.
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Coates, Robert M. Outlaw Years, The: The History of the Land Pirates of the Natchez Trace 1930. Reprinted Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press (1986). 307 pages. ISBN: 0810339617.
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Cornwell, Ilene J. Travel Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway Between Natchez, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee Southern Resources Unlimited. 1984. 104 pages. ISBN: 0915575000.
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Crampton, C. Gregory, and Madsen, Steven K. In Search of the Spanish Trail: Santa Fe to Los Angeles, 1829-1848 Layton: Gibbs M. Smith, Publisher. 1994.
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Curran, Harold Fearful Crossing Las Vegas: Nevada Publications. 1987. 212 pages. ISBN: 0-913814-85-7. Notes: Discusses the Emigrant Trail in the Great Basin (Nevada).
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Dadey, Deborah Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express: a Historical Novel (Disney's American Frontier, No. 13) Disney Press. 1994. 80 pages. ISBN: 0786840056.
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Davis, William C. A Way Through the Wilderness: The Natchez Trace and the Civilization of the Southern Frontier Harper-Collins. 1995. ISBN: 0060169214. 400 pages.
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DeLafosse, Peter H. Trailing the Pioneers : A Guide to Utah's Emigrant Trails, 1829-1869/West from Fort Bridger : The Pioneering of the Immigrant Trails Across Utah 1846 Logan, UT: Utah State University Press. 1994. 126 pages. Notes: Detailed reconstruction of the pioneer paths in Utah.
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Drumm, Stella M., ed. Down the Santa Fe Trail into Mexico: The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin, 1846-1847 Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. 1982.
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Duncan, Dayton Out West: An American Odyssey Viking Penguin. 1988. 448 pages. ISBN: 0670808229. Notes: A modern day retracing of the Lewis and Clark route. Photographs. Bibliography. Written by the guy behind the Ken Burns PBS documentary, "Lewis and Clark." A really fine book!
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Estes, Allison Pony Express (Short Stirrup Club , No 10) Pocket Books. 1997. 132 pages. ISBN: 0671004352. Notes: Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Faneslow, Julie Traveler's Guide to the Oregon Trail Helena, MT: Falcon Pubishing. 1992. 208 pages. ISBN: 1560441925. Reprinted as Traveling the Oregon Trail, 1996, ISBN: 1560444770. Notes: An excellent handbook for traveling the Oregon Trail by automobile.
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Fanselow, Julie Traveling the Lewis & Clark Trail Helena, MT: Falcon Pubishing. 1998. 208 pages. ISBN: 1560444428. Notes: Side trips, accommodations, and restaurants, and maps.
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Finley, Eric J., Finley, Kevin, and Gabriel, Jon Old U.S. 80 Highway Traveler's Guide: Phoenix-San Diego Narrow Road Communications. 1997. 156 pages. Notes: You can also buy this book direct from the author:
$10.95 per book plus $3 shipping and handling for the first book, $1 per book for each additional copy to the same mailing address.(602) 996-4595 (Visa/Mastercard, 24 hours a day) Check or money order orders: Narrow Road Communications P.O. Box 42852 Phoenix, AZ 85080-2852
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Fisher, Leonard Everett Oregon Trail, The Holiday House. 1990. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-8234-0833-7 (library binding). Notes: Charts the journey of those who followed the trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers. Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Frazer, Robert W. Forts of the West: Military Forts and Presidios and Posts Commonly Called Forts West of the Mississippi River to 1898 Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. 1965.
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Frazer, Robert W. Over the Chihuahua and Santa Fe Trails, 1847-1848: George Rutledge Gibson's Journal Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. 1965.
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Geis, Jacqueline First Ride, The: Blazing the Trail for the Pony Express Hambleton-Hill Publishing. 1994. 32 pages. ISBN: 1571020047. Notes: Reading level: Ages 4-8.
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Georges, Jim; and Rip Georges California Crazy: Roadside Vernacular Architecture San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. 1980. Later edition (1981) by Jim Heimann. ISBN: 0877011710 .
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Gildart, Robert C., and Smith, Dale L. Natchez Trace: Two Centuries of Travel American World Geographic. 1996. ISBN: 1560370920. 103 pages.
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Glass, Andrew The Sweetwater Run: The Story of Buffalo Bill Cody and the Pony Express Delacorte Press. 1996. 48 pages. ISBN: 0385322208. Notes: Reading level: Ages 4-8.
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Goddard, Stephen B. Getting There: The Epic Struggle Between Road and Rail in the American Century Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1996. 351 pages. ISBN: 0226300439.
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Gorsline, Marie Douglas; and Douglas Gorsline The Pioneers Random House Pictureback. 1878. 32 pages. Reprinted 1982, ISBN: ISBN: 0394839048 & 0394939050. Reprinted 1991,ISBN: 0394839056. Notes: Grades 1-4.
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Gregg, Kate L., ed. Road to Santa Fe: The Journal and Diaries of George Champlin Sibley : And Other Pertaining to the Surveying and Marking of a Road from the Misso, The Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 1952.
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Gregory, Kristiana Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell Scholastic Trade. 1997. 176 pages. ISBN: 0590226517. Notes: Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Guthrie, Woody Bound for Glory Folkways Records. #FA 2481. 1958. Notes: A musical account of life in the Dust Bowl and travelling to California. Out of print.
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Guthrie, Woody Dust Bowl Ballads RCA Victor Records. #LPV-502. 1964. Notes: Recorded on April 26, 1940. An musical account of life in the Dust Bowl. Contains many references to travel and highways (such as U.S. 66).
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Guthrie, Woody Library of Congress Recordings Elektra Records. #EKL-271/272. 1964. Notes: A musical account of life in the Dust Bowl and travelling to California. Three LPs.
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Hafen, LeRoy R.' and Francis Marion Young Fort Laramie and the Pageant of the American West, 1834-1890 Glendale: Arthur H. Clark. 1938. 427 pages. Reprinted University of Nebraska Press/Bison Press, 1984, ISBN: 0803272235.
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Hafen, Leroy R.; and Ann W. Hafen Old Spanish Trail: Santa Fe to Los Angeles: With Extracts from Contemporary Records and Including Diaries of Antonio Armijo and Orville Pratt University of Nebraska Press. 1993. 375 pages. ISBN: 0803272618.
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Hafen, LeRoy Reuben; and Ann W. Hafen Handcarts to Zion: The Story of a Unique Western Migration, 1856-1860, with Contemporary Journals, Accounts, Reports and Rosters of the Ten Handcart Companies Glendale: Arthur H. Clark. 1960. 328 pages. Reprinted 1982, ISBN: 0870620274. Reprinted 1992, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1992, 328 pages, ISBN: 0803272553.
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Hafen, LeRoy Reuben; and Ann W. Hafen Journals of Forty-Niners, Salt Lake to Los Angeles: With Diaries and Contemporary Records of Sheldon Young, James S. Brown, Jacob Y. Stover, Charles C. Rich, Addison Pratt, Howard Egan, Henry W. Bigler, and Others Glendale: Arthur H. Clark. 1954. 336 pages. Reprinted Bison Books, 1998, ISBN: 0803273169. Notes: 2 volumes.
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Hall, B.C. and Wood, C.T. Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's Heartland New York, NY: Penguin. 1992. Notes: An account of an automobile trip along the Mississippi River.
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Hamblin, Dora; and Mary Jane Grunsfeld The Appian Way: A Journey New York, NY: Random House. 1974. 308 pages. ISBN: 0394472330. Notes: Photographs. Maps. Bibliography.
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Hannon, Jessie G. The Boston-Newton Company Venture: From Massachusetts to California in 1849 Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. 1969. 224 pages. ISBN: 0803200668.
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Hardesty, Donald L. and Brodhead, Michael J. The Archaeology of the Donner Party University of Nevada Press. 1997. 168 pages. ISBN: 087417290X. Notes: The title says it all.
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Harness, Cheryl They're Off! The Story of the Pony Express Simon & Schuster Children's. 1996. 32 pages. ISBN: 0689805233. Notes: Reading level: Ages 4-8.
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Harvey, Brett; and Deborah Kogan Ray (Illustrator) Cassie's Journey: Going West in the 1860's Holiday House. 1988. ISBN: 0823406849. 39 pages. Illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray. Reprinted Holiday House, 1995, ISBN: 0823411729. Notes: A young girl relates the hardships and dangers of traveling with her family in a covered wagon from Illinois to California in the 1860's. Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Helms, Todd P.; and Chip Flohe Roadside Memories: A Collection of Vintage Gas Station Photographs (Schiffer Book for Collectors & Historians) Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1997. 160 pages. ISBN: 0764302787.
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Henderson, Wayne, and Benjamin, Scott Sinclair Collectibles (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1997. 159 pages. ISBN: 0764301934.
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Hokanson, Drake Lincoln Highway: Main Street Across America Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. 1988. 160 pages. ISBN: 0-87745-197-4 (cloth). Notes: The most thorough work to date on the Lincoln Highway. Written very much in the style of George Stewart. Richly illustrated with Hokanson's brilliant photographs.
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Holbrook, Stewart Hall The Old Post Road: The Story of the Boston Post Road New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 1962. 273 pages. Notes: Bibliography.
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Holland, Isabelle The Journey Home Scholastic. 1990. ISBN: 0590431102. Reprinted 1993, ISBN: 0606053883 & 0590431110. Notes: Maggie and Annie are headed West. They promised their ma before she died that if anything happened to her, they would find the orphan train. Ma is dead, and they are going to Kansas to meet their new family. Grades 4-6.
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Hooks, William Pioneer Cat Random House/A Stepping Stone Book. 1988. ISBN: 0-394-82038-X (Paperback). Ilustrated by Charlie Hooks. Reprinted 1988, Demco Media, ISBN: 0606038892. Notes: Nine year old Kate Purdy is traveling from Missouri to Oregon by wagon train and she is worried about her cat, who isn't really allowed on the trip. Grades 1-4.
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Houghton, Eliza P. Donner The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate Chicago, IL. 1911. 440 pages. Reprinted by University of Nebraska Press, 1997. Notes: First hand account of the Donner tragedy by one of its members.
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Howard, Ella Mae Lewis and Clark Exploration of Central Montana: Marias River to the Gates of the Mountains Falcon Publishers. 1997. 96 pages. ISBN: 1560445629.
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Huggins, Ellie What Shall We Do Tomorrow at Lake Tahoe: A Complete Activities Guide for Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and Carson Pass Coldstream Press. 1996. 298 pages. ISBN: 0963305646. 4th edition - ISBN: 0963305670. Notes: Guide to the Tahoe-Truckee area of Nevada and California.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Boone's Wilderness Road Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. 270 pages. Reprinted AMS Press. 1971. ISBN: 0404034268. Notes: Volume 6 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Braddock Road Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034241. Notes: Volume 4 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Cumberland Road Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034306. Notes: Volume 10 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Forty Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company. [Date unknown.] 340 pages. Reprinted Nevada Publications, 1987. ISBN: 0913814830. Notes: Illustrated with maps and plates.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Future of Road Making in America Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted by AMS Press. 1971. ISBN: 0404034357. Notes: Volume 15 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Indian Thoroughfares Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted by AMS Press. 1971. Notes: Volume 2 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations. Cover Native American footpaths and travel.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Military Roads of the Mississippi Basin, the Conquest of the Old Northwest Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1904. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034284. Notes: Volume 8 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Old Glade (Forbes Road), Pennsylvania State Road, The Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted 1971 by AMS Press. Notes: Volume 5 of the Historic Highways of America series.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Paths of Inland Commerce: A Chronicle of Trail, Road and Waterway, The Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1920-21. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. Also by New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN: 0911548203. Notes: Volume 21 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Paths of the Mound Building Indians and Great Game Animals Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1902. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. Notes: Volume 1 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations. Covers Native American footpaths.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers, Part 1 Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1904. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034314. Notes: Volume 11 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers, Part 2 Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1904. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034322. Notes: Volume 12 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1904. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034276. Notes: Volume 7 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hulbert, Archer Butler Washington's Road (Nemacolin's Path): The First Chapter of the Old French War Cleveland, OH: A. H. Clark Company. 1903. Reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. ISBN: 0404034233. Notes: Volume 3 of the Historic Highways of America series. Maps, illustrations.
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Hunt, William R. Passage to the North: A Traveler's Companion to the Historic Sites and Frontier Legends Along the Alaska Highway 1992. ISBN: 0811724093.
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Ierley, Merritt Traveling the National Road: Across the Centuries on America's First Highway Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press. 1990. 238 pages. Notes: Descriptive overview of travel along the road over the past 300 years. Also contains a good number of excerpts from travel diaries. Photographs.
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Jakle, John A., and Sculle, Keith A. Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age (The Road and American Culture) Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1999. 440 pages. ISBN: 0801861098.
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Jakle, John A., and Sculle, Keith A. Gas Station in America, The (Creating the North American Landscape) Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1994. 272 pages. ISBN: 0801847230.
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Jakle, John A., Sculle, Keith A., and Rogers, Jefferson S. Motel in America, The Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1996. 296 pages. ISBN: 0801853834.
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Jason Eklund Lost Causeway Flying Fish Records. 1995. Notes: Contains an orignal song titled, "What's Left of 66." This song also appears on the CD The Songs of Route 66 -- Music From the All-American Highway. Click here for more information.
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Jensen, Jamie Roadtrip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways Moon Publications. 1999. 923 pages. ISBN: 1566911494. Notes: The ultimate guide for long distance road trips. This book is a MUST HAVE! The only down side is that it does not contain any info about Route 40. Bummer. Jamie wrote to me and said he wants to include Route 40 in future editions.
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Keisling, William Helping Hands: Illegal Political Corruption in Pennsylvania & at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Yardbird Books. 1995. 142 pages. ISBN: 1882611101.
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Kelly, Charles; and Peter DeLafosse Salt Desert Trails: A History of the Hastings Cutoff and Other Early Trails Which Crossed the Great Salt Desert Seeking a Shorter Road to California Salt Lake City, UT: Western Printing Company. 1930. Notes: Includes a discussion of the Donner Party.
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Kim, M. Phillips 66, 1945 Through 1954: Photo Archive: Photographs from the Phillips Petroleum Company Corporate Archives (Photo Archive Series) Iconografix. 1996. 127 pages. ISBN: 1882256425.
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Kirby, Doug; Ken Smith and Mike Wilkins The New Roadside America : The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful America's Tourist Attractions Fireside. 1999. 279 pages. ISBN: 0671769316. Notes: A great collection of America's finsest roadside attractions.
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Knight, Amelia Stewart The Way West: Journal of a Pioneer Woman Simon & Schuster. 1993. 40 pages. ISBN: 0-671-72375-8 (Hardback). Notes: Diary account of a pioneer family going west. Grades 3-6.
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Kulp, Naomi Stanley Wagon Wheels & Wild Roses: Heirloom Recipes and Oregon Trail Stories from the McCaw Family, 1847-1995 Wild Rose Press. 1996. 244 pages. ISBN: 0964878208.
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Laurgaard, Rachel K., and Michaels, Elizabeth Sykes Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party Tomato Enterprises: 1989. 143 pages. ISBN: 0961735724.
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Lavander, David Sievert Westward Vision: The Story of the Oregon Trail University of Nebraska Press. 1975. 425 pages. ISBN: 0803279159.
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Levine, Ellen If You Traveled West In a Covered Wagon Scholastic. 1986. 80 pages. ISBN: 0590451588. Notes: This book tells you what is was like to be a pioneer and travel West in the 1840's. Grades 2-6.
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Lewis, Meriwether; and William Clark Journals of Lewis and Clark Boston, MA: American Heritage Library. 1953. Reprinted by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1997. 504 pages. ISBN: 0395859964. Notes: Edited by Bernard Devoto and Stephen E. Ambrose.
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Lilliefors, Jim Highway 50: Ain't That America Golden, CO: Fulcrum. 1993. ISBN: 1555910734. 219 pages. Notes: Introspective account of a coast-to-coast trip on Route 50. Photographs.
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Livingston, Jill That Ribbon of Highway II: Highway 99 from the State Capital to the Mexico Border Living Gold Press. 1998. 216 pages. ISBN: 0965137724.
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Livingston, Jill; and Kathryn Maloof That Ribbon of Highway: Highway 99 from the Oregon Border to the State Capital Living Gold Press. 1996. 171 pages. ISBN: 0965137708.
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Lottridge, Celia Barker The Wind Wagon Silver Burdett Press. 1955. 56 pages. ISBN: 0-382-24929-1 (Paperback). Notes: A young blacksmith gets an idea to build a wagon that can sail across the prairie. Grades 3-6.
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Lowdermilk, William Harrison History of Cumberland, Maryland from the time of the Indian town, Caiuctucuc, in 1728, up to the present day, embracing an account of Washington's first campaign, and battle of Fort Necessity, together with a history of Braddock's expedition Washington, DC: James Anglim. 1878. Reprinted by Regional Publishing Company. 1971. 496 pages. ISBN: 0806379839. Notes: Local history. Includes sections on Washington and Braddock's expeditions. Also many referenecs to the National Road.
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Madsen, Brigham D. A Forty-niner in Utah, with the Stansbury Exploration of Great Salt Lake: Letters and Journal of John Hudson, 1848-1850 Salt Lake City, UT: Tanner Trust Fund. 1981. 248 pages. ISBN: 0941214397.
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Madsen, Brigham D. Exploring the Great Salt Lake: The Stansbury Expedition of 1849-1850 Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press. 1989. 889 pages. ISBN: 087480325X.
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Marriott, J. Willard; and Kathi Ann Brown The Spirit to Serve: Marriott's Way Harper Business. 1997. ISBN: 0887308783. 240 pages. ISBN: 0887308783.
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Mattes, Merrill J. Platte River Road Narratives: A Descriptive Bibliography of Travel over the Great Central Route to Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Montana, and other Western States and Territories, 18112-1866 Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. 1988. 648 pages. ISBN: 0252013425. Notes: A summary of 2,082 accounts of westerward travel.
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Mattes, Merrill J.; and William T. Smedley Across the Plains: An 1862 Journey from Omaha to Oregon Johnson Books. 1994. 96 pages. ISBN: 1555661238.
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McCardell, Lee Ill-Starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards University of Pittsburgh Press. 1989. 335 pages. ISBN: 0822959038.
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McGlashan, Charles F. "From the desk of Truckee's C.F. McGlashan: His letters to Eliza Donner Houghton, Donner Party survivor, investigative report of a massacred wagon train, Truckee-Tahoe adventures and more." Truckee, CA: Truckee-Donner Historical Society. ISBN: 0914330950. Notes: McGlashan's account of the Donner events has been criticized by many (including George R. Stewart) as sloppy and inaccurate.
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McGlashan, Charles F. History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra Truckee, CA. 1879. Reprinted by Stanford University Press, 1947. Hinkle, George H. and Hinkle, Bliss M., editors. ISBN: 0-8047-0366-3 (paperback); 0-8047-0367-1, SP26. 261 pages. Notes: 2nd edition may be a better source. Illustrated. McGlashan's account of the Donner events has been criticized by many (including George R. Stewart) as sloppy and inaccurate.
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McLeod, Norman Distant Voices, Different Drums: An Anthology of True Stories Chosen from Annals of Northern California and the State of Nevada, Historically Dated from 1805 to 1915 Goldridge Press. 1990. 251 pages. ISBN: 0961867817. Notes: An anthology of historic events in northern California and Nevada.
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Meyer, Balthasar H. History of Transportation in the United States Before 1860 Washington, DC. 1917. Prepared by Caroline E. MacGill. Reprint edition (March 1993), Reprint Services Corp. ISBN: 0781252172. 678 pages.
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Meyer, Marian; and Marc Simmons Mary Donoho: New First Lady of the Santa Fe Trail Ancient City Press. 1991. 150 pages. ISBN: 0941270696.
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Miller, David E., Eckman, Anne Miller, and Eckman, Lawrence L. Great Salt Lake: Past and Present, 5th ed. Salt Lake City, UT:Publishers Press. 1994. 48 pages. Notes: An accounting of the history of the lake and the surrounding region. Additional copies can be obtained from Anne M. Eckman, 315 North 800 East, Bountiful, UT 84010, tel. 801-292-4632.
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Mintz, Lannon W. Trail: A Bibliography of the Traveler on the Overland Trail to California, Oregon, Salt Lake City, and Montana during the Years 1841-1864, The Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 1987. Notes: A summary of 627 accounts of westerward travel.
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Moore, Bob; and Patrick Grauwels Route 66: The Illustrated Guidebook to the Mother Road RoadBook International. 1998. 94 pages. ISBN: 0964145707. Notes: Of all of the guidebooks to Route 66 (or any highway, for that matter), this one is the standard to which they should be compared. Well written and very detailed. The numerous typos and content errors (Springfield and Santa Fe are state capitols) distract only slightly. For roadologists, this is a MUST HAVE.
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Moulton, Candy, and Kern, Ben Wagon Wheels: A Contemporary Journey on the Oregon Trail High Plains Press. 1996. 256 pages. ISBN: 0931271363 (paperback) & 0931271371 (hardcover).
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Mullen, Frank, Jr.; and Marilyn Newton The Donner Party Chronicles Nevada Humanities Committee: 1997. ISBN: 1890591017. Notes: A detailed and well written account of the Donner party's travels from Fort Bridge. The book's strength is in noting 'what happened where and on what day.' All of the major event od the trek are well researched and well reasoned. This book is second only to George Stewart's 'Ordeal by Hunger.' This book is a must have for Donnerologists.
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Murphy, Virginia Across the Plains in the Donner Party: 1846 to 1847 Outbooks, Inc. June 1980. Remington, Frederick and Moraw, Thomas, illustrators. Illustrated. 64 pages. ISBN: 0-89646-063-0. William R. Jones, editor. Notes: Reprint of earlier article in Century Magazine.
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National Geographic Society Crossing America: National Geographic's Guide to the Interstates Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 1995. 352 pages. 500 illustrations.
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National Geographic Society Crossing America: National Geographic's Guide to the Interstates Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 1995. 352 pages. 500 illustrations.
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National Geographic Society National Geographic's Guide To Scenic Highways and Byways Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 1996. 352 pages. 175 illustrations.
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Nielsen, Lawrence E. In the ruts of the wagon wheels: pioneer roads in eastern Oregon Maverick Publications. 1987. ISBN: 0892881666 & 0892881674.
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O'Brien, Mary Barmeyer Heart of the Trail: The Stories of Eight Wagon Train Women Falcon Publishers. 1997. 96 pages. ISBN: 1560445629.
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Paget, Robert F. Central Italy: an archaeological guide; the prehistoric, Villanovan, Etruscan, Samnite, Italic, and Roman remains, and the ancient road systems ISBN: 081555009X.
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Pease, Rick Filling Station Collectibles With Price Guide: With Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1994. 144 pages. ISBN: 0887406432.
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Raitz, Karl, and Thompson, George F. Guide to the National Road Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1997. Notes: More of an arm chair guide than something you'd ever consdier taking on a road trip.
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Raitz, Karl, and Thompson, George F. National Road, The Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1997. Notes: Comprehensive scholarly work. More for the historian than for the roadologist.
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Rittenhouse, Jack DeVere A Guide Book to Highway 66 Los Angeles, CA: The Author. 1946. 128 pages. Reprinted in 1989 Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. Notes: A pocket-sized handbook for Route 66. Includes travel driections, gas, food and lodging. Certainly not the most comprehensive guide, but it is great in that it provides a nice look back at what the road used to be like.
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Rollins, Philip Ashton, ed. The Discovery of the Oregon Trail: Robert Stuart's Narratives of His Overland Trip Eastward from Astoria in 1812-13 University of Nebraska Press. 1995. 391 pages. ISBN: 0803292341.
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Russell, Marion, ed. Along the Santa Fe Trail: Marian Russell's Own Story Albert Whitman and Co. 1993. ISBN: 0-8075-0295-2. Notes: Adapted by Ginger Wadsworth. Reading level: Ages 9-12.
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Sargent, Winthrop A history of an expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1755 under Major-General Edward Braddock, Generalissimo of H. R. M. Forces in America Ayer Company Publishers. 1971. 423 pages. ISBN: 0405028849.
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Schlereth, Thomas J. Reading the Road: U.S. 40 and the American Landscape University of Tennessee Press. 1997. 151 pages. ISBN: 0870499459. Notes: Focuses on the Midwest, particularly Indiana. Note: This book is an updated edition of one of Schlereth's earlier works, "U.S. 40: A Roadscape of the American Experience."
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Schlereth, Thomas J. U.S. 40: A Roadscape of the American Experience Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society. 1985. ISBN: 0253362016. Notes: Excellent discussion of highway culture, above-ground archaeology, and roadside vernacular. Focuses on Indiana. Note: This book was updated and given a new title, "Reading the Road: U.S. 40 and the American Landscape."
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Schneider, Norris Franz The National Road: Main Street of America Columbus, OH: Ohio Historical Society. 1975. 40 pages. Notes: A brief historical review of the National Road. Photographs, maps.
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Scott, Quinta, and Susan Croce Kelly Route 66: The Highway and Its People Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. 1988. 210 pages. ISBN: 0-8061-2133-5. Paperback reprint edition, August 1990, ISBN: 0806122919. Notes: Photos and essays of Route 66. Black and white photographs.
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Scott, Quinta; and Elaine Viets Images of St. Louis University of Missouri Press. 1990. 128 pages. ISBN: 0826206972. Notes: Mentions Route 40 and 66.
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Scott, Quinta; and Howard S. Miller Eads Bridge, The Missouri Historical Society Press. 1999. 160 pages. ISBN: 1883982294. Notes: Fopcuses on the bridge that carried some of Route 40's and Route 66's traffice over the Mississippi River.
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Searight, Thomas Brownfield The Old Pike Uniontown, PA: The Author. 1894. 408 pages. Reprints available from Heritage Press, Bowie, MD and also from Prince Maccus Publishers, Berryville, VA. Notes: Descriptions and narrative of late nineteenth century travel along the National Road. Photographs.
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Seely, Bruce E. Building the American Highway System: Engineers as Policy Makers Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. 1987. 316 pages. ISBN: 0877224722. Notes: Historical and technical work on the development of the nation's highways.
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Settle, Raymond W., and Settle, Mary Lund Saddles and Spurs: The Pony Express Saga University of Nebraska Press. 1991. 217 pages. ISBN: 0803257651.
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Shank, William H. Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania, 6th ed. York, PA: The American Canal and Transportation Center. 1990. 70 pages. ISBN: 0933788339. Notes: Excellent discussion of bridges through out the state of Pennsylvania. Some discussion of the bridges of the National Road, Forbes Road, Lincoln Highway.
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Shank, William H. Indian Trails to Super Highways, 5th ed. York, PA: The American Canal and Transportation Center. 1988. 72 pages. ISBN: 0933788207. Notes: Excellent discussion of the evolution of thoroughfares in the state of Pennsylvania. Some discussion of the National Road, Forbes Road, Lincoln Highway.
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Shank, William H. Three Hundred Years with the Pennsylvania Traveler York, PA: The American Canal and Transportation Center. 1976. 200 pages. ISBN: 0933788002. Notes: Excellent discussion of transportation in the state of Pennsylvania. Some discussion of the National Road, Forbes Road, Lincoln Highway.
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Shank, William H. Vanderbilt's Folly: History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Americam Canal and Transportation Center. 1979. ISBN: 0933788355.
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Simmons, Marc Following the Santa Fe Trail: A Guide for Modern Travelers Santa Fe, NM: Ancient City Press. 1984. 214 pages. ISBN: 0-941270-38-6 (paperback). Notes: Photographs. Maps. Bibliography. Provides contemporary readers with detailed information on where to find remnants of the Santa Fe Trail. Parts of the Trail are the predacessors of U.S. 40 in Missouri.
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Simmons, Marc Overland With Kit Carson: A Narrative of the Old Spanish Trail in '48 Universityof Nebrask Press. 1993. 301 pages. ISBN: 0803261136.
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Snyder, Tom Route 66 Guide and Roadside Companion, The St. Martin's Press. 1995. ISBN: 0312131623. Griffin Trade Paperback. 2000. ISBN: 0312254172. 225 pages. Notes: A fairly complete driving guide for the contemporary Route 66 traveler. Features new interstate highways superimposed on 42 vintage maps from the Automobile Club of Southern California. A German translation is available: Streckenpilot Route 66, entlang der Traumstrasse Amerikas. Germany: Verlag Ullstein GMBH. ISBN: 3-550-06594-9.
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Steed, Jack; and Richard Steed The Donner Party Rescue Site: Johnson's Ranch on Bear River Pioneer Publishing Co./Panorama West Publishing. 1988, 1991, 1993. 125 pages. ISBN: 0-944194-11-7. Notes: Illustrated. The re-discovery of the Johnson Ranch from which the Donner rescue parties originated.
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Stern, Jane; and Michael Stern A Taste of America Andrews & McMeel. 1988. 304 pages. ISBN: 0836221257. Notes: What can you say bad about a book by the folks whose photo is in the dictionary under 'Road Food?'
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Stern, Jane; and Michael Stern Eat Your Way Across the USA: 500 Diners, Lobster Shacks, Buffets, Pie Palaces, and Other All-American Eateries Broadway Books. 1997. ISBN: 0553067117. Updated 1999 - ISBN: 0767900936. 320 pages. Notes: What can you say bad about a book by the folks whose photo is in the dictionary under 'Road Food?'
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Stern, Jane; and Michael Stern Roadfood New York, NY: Random House. 1977. Notes: What can you say bad about a book by the folks whose photo is in the dictionary under 'Road Food?'
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Stern, Jane; and Michael Stern Roadfood and Goodfood New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. 1986. Notes: What can you say bad about a book by the folks whose photo is in the dictionary under 'Road Food?' This book appears to be a combination of two earlier books - Roadfood and Goodfood.
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Stern, Jane; and Michael Stern Where to Eat in Connecticut : The Very Best Meals and the Very Best Deals Notes: What can you say bad about a book by the folks whose photo is in the dictionary under 'Road Food?'
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Stewart, George Rippey American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the English Language New York, NY: Oxford Univ Press. 1979. Reprint 1986. ISBN: 0195024656. 264 pages.
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Stewart, George Rippey American Place-Names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 1970. 550 pages.
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Stewart, George Rippey American Ways of Life Garden City, NY: Doubleday. 1954. 310 pages. Reprinted 1971. ISBN: 0846215039. Notes: Illustrated.
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Stewart, George Rippey California Trail: An Epic with Many Epic Heroes, The New York, NY: McGraw Hill. 1962. 339 pages. ISBN: 0-8032-9143-4. Reprinted McGraw Hill, 1971. Reprinted Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1983. Notes: Illustrated.
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Stewart, George Rippey Earth Abides New York, NY: Random House. 1949. 373 pages. Reprinted New York, NY: Ace Books, 1949, 318 pages. Reprinted London: V. Gollancz Ltd., 1949, 334 pages. Reprinted Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. 1969, 373 pages. Reprinted London, Transworld Publishers, 1956, 384 pages. Reprinted London: Transworld Publishers, 1970, 316 pages. Reprinted Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1971, 317 pages. Reprinted Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1989. Notes: This Stewart work is often cited as a science fiction classic - in some circles the book has achieved cult status.
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Stewart, George Rippey Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming n the United States New York, NY: Random House. 1945. 418 pages. Revised and enlarged edition, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1958, 511 pages. 3d edition, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1967, 511 pages. 4th edition, San Francisco, CA: Lexikos, 1982, 526 pages. Notes: Discusses the processes that occur in naming a town.
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Stewart, George Rippey Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. 1936. 328 pages. New edition with a supplement and three accounts by survivors, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1960, 394 pages. Reprinted by Eyre & Spottis Woode, 1962. Reprinted by the University of Nebraska Press, 1986, ISBN: 0-8032-9171-X. Reprinted London, England: M. Haag Limited, 1986, 310 pages. Notes: The single best account of the tragic events surrounding the Donner Party.
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Stewart, George Rippey Storm New York, NY: Random House. 1941. 349 pages. Reprinted New York, NY: Council on Books in Wartime, 1941, 317 pages. Reprinted London& New York: Hutchinson, 1942, 240 pages. 1st Modern Library edition, New York, NY: Modern Library, 1947, 349 pages. Reprinted with a new forward Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1983, 349 pages. Notes: Fictional tale of the life cycle of a major storm. This book led to the convention of naming hurricanes. Takes place along Route 40 -- Donner Pass is a major setting.
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Stewart, George Rippey Technique of English Verse 1958. Reprinted Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1966, 235 pages, ISBN: 0804604452.
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Stewart, George Rippey U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States Houghton-Mifflin. 1953. Notes: Essays and photographs capture life along Route 40 between 1949-1952, just prior to the emergence of the Interstate highways. Considered by most to be the best narrative written about U.S. Route 40. Photographs, maps.
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Stewart, George Rippey Year of the Oath Garden City, NY: Doubleday. 1950. 156 pages. Reprinted New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1971. Notes: A first-hand account of McCarthy tactics within the University of California system. Stewart, along with many others, elected to not take an oath against Communism that was reqired for continued emplyment. This great little book counters all of the claims made against the objecting faculty and staff.
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Stone, Ted Alaska & Yukon History Along the Highway : A Traveler's Guide to the Fascinating Facts, Intriguing Incidents and Lively Legends in Alaska's & Yukon's Red Deer College Press. 1997. 224 pages. ISBN: 0889951454
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Thornton, Jessy Quinn Oregon and California in 1848 New York, NY. 1849. Notes: Reprinted as Camp of Death: The Donner Party Mountain Camp, 1846 to 1847 by Outbooks, Inc. Jones, William R., editor. 1978. ISBN: 0-89646-037-1. 2 Volumes.
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Thwaite, Reuben Gold How George Rogers Clark Won the Northwest Arno Press. 1978. ISBN: 0836909437. Notes: Contains a descriptive chapter "A Day on Braddock's Road."
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Tonelli, Bill Amazing Story of the Tonelli Family in America: Twelve Thousand Miles in a Buick in Search of Identity, Ethnicity, Geography, Kinship and Home, The Addison Wesley Longman. 1994. 264 pages. ISBN: 0201624559. Notes: This true story is amazing! The book chronicles a road trip to not only discover America, but to discover one's family identity. The trip was inspired when Esquire writer Bill Tonelli received on of those cheesy family history books from Halbert's. What he did was climb into a rented car and drive across the country in search of other Tonellis.
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Vale, Thomas R., and Vale, Geraldine U.S. 40 Today: Thirty Years of Landscape Change in America Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 1983. 200 pages. ISBN: 0-299-09480-4 (cloth), 0-299-09480-7 (paper). Notes: An updating of George Stewart's classic 1953 book, U.S. 40. Photographs, maps.
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Vale, Thomas R., and Vale, Geraldine Western Images, Western Landscapes: Travels Along U.S. 89 University of Arizona Press. 1990. 189 pages. ISBN: 0816511179.
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Walker, Lois E., and Wickham, Shelby E. From Huffman Prairie to the Moon: The History of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Washington, D.C.: Air Force Logistics Command. 1986. ISBN: 9997582837. Notes: Contains a discussion of pre-Air Force Base Huffman Prairie. The Dayton-Springfield Pike (the so called 'Dayton Cut-Off' for the National Road) ran across the present-day sire of the base.
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Wallis, Michael, and Wallis, Suzanne Fitgerald Route 66 Postcards: Greetings from the Mother Road! New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. ISBN: 0312099045.
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Wanner, Glen Bicycling the Natchez Trace: A Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway and Nearby Scenic Routes John F Blair Publications. 1997. 219 pages. ISBN: 0963779834.
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Watson, Jude Impetuous: Mattie's Story (Brides of Wildcat County, No 4) Simon & Schuster Children's. 1995. 192 pages. ISBN: 068980329X.
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Webber, Bert, and Webber, Margie Oregon City (By the Way of the Barlow Road at the End of the National Historic Oregon Trail) Pacific Northwest Books. 1993. ISBN: 0936738715.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Indiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State, 5th ed. Scholarly Press. 1973. 548 pages. ISBN: 0403021650. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Kansas: A Guide to the Sunflower State Scholarly Press. 1939. 538 pages. ISBN: 0403021677. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and Its Environs Scholarly Press. 1941. 419 pages. ISBN: 0403022029.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Missouri: A Guide to the 'Show-Me' State University of Missouri Press. 1998. ISBN: 1883982235. Updated by Walter A. Schroeder and Howard W. Marshall. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State Scholarly Press. 1940. ISBN: 0403021782. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration New Castle on the Delaware New Castle, DE: New Castle Historical Society. 1936.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida, The New York, NY: Modern Age Books. 1938. 244 pages. Notes: Tour guide and handbook for travelling along the Ocean Highway. Photographs. Maps.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State Scholarly Press. 1980. 660 pages. ISBN: 0403021871. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration Utah: A Guide to the State Scholarly Press. 1972. 595 pages. ISBN: 0403021936. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State Scholarly Press. 1980. ISBN: 0686344588. Notes: Includes fairly detailed travel descriptions for Route 40.
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Yorke, Douglas A., Jr., and Margolies, John Hitting the Road: The Art of the American Road Map Chronicle Books. 1996. 132 pages. ISBN: 0811810151.
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